• Reference
    X56/40
  • Title
    Parish scrapbook of St Mary's, Bedford, kept by Mr Bungey
  • Date free text
    pre 1935-1938
  • Production date
    From: 1930 To: 1938
  • Scope and Content
    Among the newspaper cuttings, photographs, orders of service etc., are: Page 2: Interior of St Mary's church before restoration - photo - pre 1935 Page 5: Interior of St Mary's church, decorated for Christmas - photos - 1935 Page 10: Bridge Hotel, Bedford - postcard - c.1935 Page 10: Harvest Festival at St Marys - photo - 1936 Page 15: St Mary's Square from the belfry window - photo - c.1936 Page 16: ancient font presented to St Mary's - photo - c.1936 Page 17: The Blacksmith's Arms and the church - photo - c.1936 Page 18: Proposed Girls' Modern School - photo of proposed sketch - 1937 Page 24: St Mary's church floodlit - photo - c.1937 Page 26: Children's party in Cauldwell Street at coronation - photo - 1937 Page 31: The "Rat House" adjoining King's Ditch, demolished 1937 - photo - c.1937 Page 38: St Mary's church Sunday School nativity play - photo - c.1937 Page 39: Rear of houses on West of St Mary's Street - photo - c.1937 Page 39: Rear of houses on corner of St Mary's Square and St Mary's Street - photo - c.1937 Page 39: Back of Clarence Hotel - photo - c.1937 Page 45: Procession of witness, St Peter's Green - photo - 1938 Page 46: New high altar, St Mary's church - photo - 1938 Page 47: King's Ditch as seen from the new riverside walk - photo - 1938 Page 49: Reverend H Fort, rector of St Mary's, receiving gifts - photo - 1938 Page 50: Three views of interior of St Mary's church, showing new high altar - photos - 1938 Page 51: The "Duplex Scheme" Secretary and his assistants - photo - 1938 Page 52: Bridge Hotel, Bedford - photo - 1938 Page 52: The rector of St Mary's - photo - 1938 Page 52: D A Bungey, the rector of St Mary's, Mr and Mrs Weston, Miss Carruthers - photo - 1938 Page 53: Miss Eleanor Martin, parish worker 1935-7 - photos - c.1935-7 Page 54: Wedding of S C Banks and Miss H Smith - photo - 1938 Page 58: Mr S A Brightman of St John's Street with organ he built from old parts - photo - 1938 Page 60: Wedding of L C Smith and Miss W M Pannell - photo - 1938 Page 61: Felmersham bell ringers with new sign for the Six Ringers Inn at Felmersham - photo - 1938 Page 61: Nurse Priestley - photo - 1938 Page 63: Reverend G G Brown, retired rector of St Mary's, Mrs and Miss Brown, Messrs D A & J T Bungey at Oxford - photo - 1938 Page 63: Mrs Priestley, Sister Paula, Mrs Bungey, J T Bungey - photo - 1938 Page 63: Miss Rosemary Griffin, parish worker - photo - 1938 Page 63: Miss C Holmdahl, Miss R Griffin, on St Mary's tower - photo - 1938 Page 65: Girls' Modern School - photo - 1938 Page 67: Mr E H Oddy and Mr S A Wright, A.R.P. Wardens - photos - 1938 Page 67: Trenches dug in Cauldwell Street Recreation Ground - photo - 1938 Page 69: Wedding of R W Batchelor and Miss P L M Covington - photo - 1938 Page 70: St Mary's schoolrooms taken over by A.R.P. for first aid post - photo - 1938 Page 72: Bazaar at Cauldwell Street Methodist church - photo - 1938 Page 72: Felling trees before widening of Bedford Bridge - photo - 1938
  • Level of description
    item